Best media player for Windows

Avinash Anshu
Zerosuniverse
Published in
2 min readApr 22, 2020

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Media Players are the best way to Play any videos for better quality like its brightness, contrast, orientation, etc. and make more fantastic.

Over a period of time, the importance of media has grown at an exponential rate. We stream music and video almost every day with the increasing number of newer media formats, not all free media players are capable of running all popular file formats like MKV, FLV, AVI, MP4, MOV, etc.

Fortunately, there are media players that stand out, whether you need to play a variety of formats, tag and sort your libraries, or simply listen to your favorite audio files. Here are our top picks for the best media players for PC, Mac, and more!

1. VLC Media Player

When the Movies & TV app doesn’t play your content, the first free media player most Windows users will download is VLC Media Player. It remains one of the most well known and arguably best media players available for any platform, including Windows.

It’s rare that VLC won’t be able to play a media file, with exceptions for files that are encrypted or have been corrupted. It can play local media files, as well as handle internet live streams and broadcast content from other local sources like a digital TV receiver.

2.GOM Media Player

GOM Media Player, developed by Korea’s Gretech Corporation, features an attractive UI and laundry list of industrious utilities, handling everything from AAC to FLV, and offering a codec finder service that will locate and supply additional information on those not automatically supported by default.

The media player has three viewing modes (Normal, High-Quality, and TV Output), all of which cater to your machine’s capabilities, and your desired viewing mode.

The software is even adept at playing damaged, incomplete, locked, or partially downloaded files, giving it an astounding edge over some of its open-source competitors.

GOM is also notable for its updates, which have recently given the system the ability to play 360-degree VR video, and will hopefully continue adding more support into the future.

3. 5KPlayer

5KPlayer is one of the more comprehensive options for not just watching videos, but managing your entire video collection. The software allows you to add your entire computer video library, so you can select videos from within 5KPlayer rather than searching your hard drive. On top of that, you can stream videos right from Youtube and use Apple’s AirPlay to display videos across multiple devices.

The player supports just about every type of video format you’re likely to come across, including 360-degree and 8K videos. The settings for managing your audio and video playback are pretty versatile, although they don’t quite stack up against the controls you’ll find in VLC Media Player.

Source: 12 Best Media Players for windows

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Avinash Anshu
Zerosuniverse

I am passionate about Cyber Security, AI, programming, and technology, and pretty much anything that’s visually interesting.